How to Say
How to Write
yǒu
Radical: 忄 18 strokes
Meaning: grievous
💡 Think: 'You' feel heart pain (忄) from sorrow (憂).
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📚 Character Story & Explanation

懮 (yǒu) meaning in English —

懮 (yǒu) means 'grievous' or 'sorrowful', describing deep emotional pain. It is rarely used alone and appears mainly in classical literature. The radical 忄 (heart) indicates emotions, while the phonetic component 憂 (yōu) adds the sound. It's different from 忧 (yōu, worried).

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